Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1920 — Page 5

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1920

PICTURE FMMIH6 Don’t wait until Christmas time to have your framing done. « f We have just received twenty-four new moldings If you will bring your pictures in now you can have them framed in from one to four days • i W. J. Wright Rensselaer, ... - Indiana

LOCAL NEWS

H. G. Abbott of Indiana Harbor (spent the week-end here with his Wife and babe. Delos York, who is employed in Gary, spent the week-end here with his mother, Mrs. Emma York. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Schafer and Mrs. A. E. Conrad motored to Logansport Saturday to visit relatives over Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig returned home Saturday afternoon from their trip through the northwestern states and up into Alaska. s : Mt. flpwler and hIT assistant, f Juries 'Day of Chicago, spent the lek-end her? looking after their estate interests. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Rowen returned to their home at Otterbein Friday after a visit here with their daughter, Mrs. Carl Somers, and -family. The population of the state of Colorado has been announced at 939,376, a gain of 140,3i25 or -7.6%; the state of Vermont at 362,431, a loss of 3.586, or 1%. Miss Alice Daniels and Fred Wilcox of Chicago came down Saturday afternoon and visited until Monday evening with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korah Daniels. Mrs. T. A. Crockett has broke l up her home in the- east part of town since the death of her husband and [went to Morocco Friday where she Iwlil ihake her home with her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. E. b.- Perrigo. The property they ochupied here is owned by John Green|\eld of California, and will be rented !o other parties.

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E. J. Gamester of Chicago spent a few days here last week with his family. v, .. Marion Cooper, who is employed at Hammond, spent the week-end here with his family. / Joseph Reyholds of Chicago came Saturday for a few days visit with his mother, Mrs* Hettie Nichols. Mrs. Howard Mills and two children went to Indianapolis Friday for a few days visit with friends. 'iI—- 1 —- George Drake and daughter of Chicago spent the week-end here with Ms mother, Mrs. Mary E. Drake. Joseph Frances, Sr., left Saturday for a visit w}th relatives at Oakwood, 111. Mrs. J. N. Leathennan and daughter Helen, Mrs. H. B. Murray and Mrs. John Koibofl were Lafayette goers Friday. C. W. Duvall received a letter Saturday from his son Earl, stating that they had reached San Diego, Calif-, all right, had. got settled and liked it fine there. Mrs. W. R. 'Brown of this city and her sister, Mrs. J. H. Gregg and grandson, Lawrence Thomas of Woodland, Calif., went to Oakland Saturday for a visit with another sister of the two former. Rensselaer got quite a nice rain early Sunday morning and two or three light showers during the day. The grass is now looking almost as green on the lawns as in springtime.

Still another country has joined the league of nations —Romania — making some 43 countries now that have signed the Versailles league covenant. N. B. —The U. S., Germany, Russia and Mexico are still out. Mr. and Peter Molitor and Mrs. P. Schaller and daughter M ariojl of Chicago came Saturday and visited over Sunday and Monday at the home of Matt Nesius. The two former are uncle and aunt and the latter a cousin of Mrs. Nesius. Mrs. Emily Johnson, Ellen and Anna Turner, Anthony Leven, Ella Decker, Charles, Ellen and Anna Trema, John Korbel and May Prohosky of Chicago came Saturday and spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Prohosky_ of Newton township, Joseph Golden, toolmaker of Logansport, was instantly killed near Idaville, Sunday afternoon, when the automobile in which he was' riding struck some fresh gravel. He was thrown from the machine and his neck -broken. Other occupants ot the car escaped injury.

Mrs. W. R. Hicks and children and Mrs. Heqry Crowry of Portland, Ore., Mrs. William Hamilton, Mrs. James Peck, Mrs. V. E. Balcolm and daughter Jane of Gary, and James Meehan of Boston, Mass., spent a days the last of the week with Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rice, just east of Pleasant Ridge. The Merry sisters’ Ford sedan, driven by ohe of the girls aind having Mrs, Merry and some two or three other occupants, fan into a, tree at the old Nowels House corner Saturday afternoon, when the driver lost control in dodging another car at this street intersection. Not much damage was done other t£an breaking a plate glass or two in the body of the car, and none of the 1 occupants were hurt ;•.

THE TWICB-A-WBEK DEMOCRAT

W. O. Gourley of Gary sent the week-end with friends here and at Fair Oaks. 4 Mrs. J. A. Wright of Jordan township went to Frankfort Monday for a visit with her parents. Mrs. Mattie Grant of Hammond came Saturday for a visit with her son, Van Grant, and family. Mrs. Joseph Kanne and daughter Loretta went to Dwight, 111., Saturday for a visit with relatives. Theodore George came down from Chicago Saturday for a few days visit with his mother, Mrs. Lotti* George. James Peck of Gary came Saturday and continued to Remington to join his wife, who is visiting relatives there. William Powers of Chicago came Saturday to join his wife who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wagner. George Zea and family of Hammond came Friday for a visit witn his mother, Mrs. Lyman Zea, and other relatives. Among the Chicago goers Friday were Erhard Wuerthner, Charles Parks, Carl Somers, Lester Phegley and Edward Bever.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Daugherty left Saturday for Buchanan and other points in Michigan for a visit wits relatives and friends. Dr. E. Besser of Remington, who had spent the past few weeks in New York city taking a post-grad-uate course, returned home Friday. Mrs. Harry Arnold and two chL- x dren of Barkley township returned home Friday from a visit with her sister, Mrs. M. F. French and family, in Chicago. William Hill of Madison spent Friday in Rensselaer, the guest of his brother, Frank Hill, and family. From here Mr. Hill went to Winnepeg, Canada. Stuart Warren, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Warren of just north of town, went to Indianapolis Friday where he will be employed by the Diamond Chair Co. Mrs. M. J. Barnum, who has made her home here with her daughter, Mrs. Nattie Scott this summer, left {Saturday for a visit with relatives at Franklin and Indianapolis. | J. P. Ryan has rented his farm in Gillam township to Charles Mattox and with his family expect to move to Rensselaer late this fall, or as soon as they can procure a suitable residence property here.

Hildred Pefley came down from Chicago Saturday to register as another first voter for Cox, Roosevelt and McCulloch. A good beginning for a bright young man who saw considerable service in Uncle Sam’s navy in the world war. Stanley Merica, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Merica, left last week for Fillmore, Utah, where he will have charge of the agricultural department in the high school at that place. Mr. Merica graduated from Purdue university last year. t Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Murray drove to Lafayete Sunday, and on their return, at Monon, ran into a ter. riffic downpour of rain, approaching almost a cloudburst. There was lota of lightning accompaning the rain and a barn was struck and burned about a mile southeast of Monon during the storm. W. H. Hicks of near Remington was in the city Monday. They got a heavy hail storm over about Remington Sunday which cut the corn stalks to shreds. It extended over a strip of country east and west and some three $r four miles north from Remington, but he did not know how far south. He thought the corn was so far along that it did not damage the ears very much.

The Republicans had a big rally at Monticello last Friday, at which Jim Watson and McCray were the headliners. A prominent Republican of White county, who is usually tead up, is reported to have boasted to different ones about the rally being' a success and said that they had $15,000 to miake it so. He did not disclose who put up the money, however, so far as learned by our informantMr. and Mrs. Jud Adams and daughter of Barkley township returned Monday from an automobile trip of over 400 miles over in Illinois, during which they visited relaWatseka and Sparland, and were at numerous other places enroute. They also visited LaSalle, Deer Park and Starved Rock. There was no rain over there and corn on much of the high-priced land over in that section haß been .almost burned completely up. > . W \ • A."- • < -,f. V •

i Mr. and Mrs. Frank King spent Monday in Monticello. Miss Lucy Ulm went to Lafayette Monday where sh'e will enter Purdue university. Miss Merle Ackerman of Monticello is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Parks at this writing. “Casey” Hemphill went to Greencastle yesterday to make arrangements to enter DePauw university. Jacob Moore of Racine, Wis., spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr., and Mrs. B. J, Moore. Miss Blanche Ponsler of lola, Kan., came Monday for a visit with the E. T. Harris family, and other relatives. Mrs. iff *F. McCracken and son ot Gary came Friday for a visit' with her sister, Mrs. E. N. Loy, and family. • Milton Rutherford returned to his home in Chicago Monday after a visit here with his sister, Mrs. Earl Easterday. Mr. and Mrs. George Lawton of Chicago came Saturday and visited until Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Parker. Alfred Thompson of Chicago cam* down Saturday and visited until Monday evening here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs Delos '' hon.psc.n. Miss Lillian Price, who is employed in Chicago, came Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W'. E. Price in Barkley township. Mr. and Mrs. George Dunlap and son and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merritte and nephew of Chicago spent the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mitchell. Abe Martin says: “Jell Pusey has completed a course in animal industry an’ ’ll go int’ th’ white mule business. / Lase Bud visited Senator Hardin’ yesterday but th’ sun wuzn’ yight for an exposure.”

An infant child born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kelly of Newton township Saturday morning died Sunday morning and was buried in Weston cemetery Sunday evening. Ed Harris of Mt. Ayr, accompanied by Dr. A. G. Catt of this city, went to cbnnerdville Monday to drive home yesterday a new Lexington Sedan for the latter. He traded his Oldsmobile in on the deal. Charles J. Baker of near Mt. Ayr, Newton county, died Sunday morning at the age of 78 years. The funeral was held at the late residence yesterday morning at JO o’clock and burial made at Remington. The plasters have finished up with Delos Dean’s new bungalow on Home avenue, and. the wood-workers will now get busy on the interior. Light brown or yellow brick will be used for veneering, and they are now on the ground. Miss Thelma Tilton, who is employed as stenographer in the Agricultural Extension department of Purdue university, spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tilton, returning to Lafayette Monday evening.

All for legal executions lit Cook county, and probably for the state of Illinois, will be broken in Chicago October 'l4 and 15, when 12 men are sentenced to be hanged for murder. Eight of the men are under to die October 14 and four on the following day. In addition two other slayers who have been convicted, are awaiting sentence, and it is possible that they also may hang on one or the other of the two days. * 'y i ■ j -U—^ Mrs. W. A. Shook and childrdfl of Hebron spent Saturday'and Sunday with her mother, Mrs. C. N. Pullips of Rensselaer and aIBO attended the home coming on Sunday, held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will George. Among the out of town guests were,., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Debolt, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. George and children, and George Angus, Jr., of Chicago Heights, 111. All came with well filled baskets, and dinner was served in the grove. A pleasant day was spent despite the disagreeable weather conditions.

! A dozen or more big army trucks passed through Rensselaer Friday evening, south bound, loaded principally with junk. The last truck through, which came around the public square and attempted to turn at the new bunk corner, was unable to make the turn and bumped into the ornamental • lamp-post and knocked it over. The driver backed away and drove on out of town without making any effort to ascertain the damage, but Supt. Chamberlain took the number on his truck and will send Uncle Sam 'a bill for the amount. I V >• " \ *

Monday and yesterday were beautiful September -days. J. W. Crooks is clerking in the Murphy grocery, succeeding Clarence Jay, who hatr re-entered school. f • Mrs. A. G. Work of Detroit,r Mich., came Saturday for a visit with her father, C. P. Moody of Barkley township. The only observance of Labor Day in Rensselaer was the closing of the banks and postofflce and a day’s lay-off for the rural mail oarrlers. Misses Ruth and Opal Robinson returned to their home at Gary Monday after a visit with their grandmother, Mrs. C. B. Wells, and other relatives. W. C. Milliron and N. H. Warner f drove to .Chicago Saturday in the former’s car, returning Monday evening with their wives, who had been visiting there for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Walter English of Lafayette drove up Monday afternoon and spent the evening with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. C. English, returning home the same evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rhoades and little son returned to their home in Chicago Monday after a week’s visit here with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Rhoades, and other relatives.

Mrs. Vera Shumaker and littlson and her Bister, Miss Blanche Holder of Three Oalp, Mich., came Monday to attend the WilliamsonCowell wedding which took place yesterday. Misses Mildred and Regina Nagel of Barkely township left Monday for Adrain, Mich., where they will enter a Catholic girls’ school. Their father, Joseph Nagel, Sr., accompanied them to Adrain. N. H. Warner received a letter yesterday from his daughter, Mrs. J. V. Hamilton, saying that they have moved from Erie, Pa., to Auburn, N. Y„ where Mr. Hamilton is now manager of a ladies’ ready-to-wear store.

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Yesterday’s local egg and buterftat prices were: Eggs, 50c; buterfat 57c.. Mrs. Harry Jinkerson and baby of Chicago Came Monday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wiltshire. Mrs. O. A. Harlow left Monday for hd* home at Elizabethtown, Ky„ after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. H. J. Kuppers at Newland. The regular band concert will be held this evening, but the program had not been selected in time for publication in The Democrat. Yesterday’s local grain markets: Corn, $1i.30; oats, 55c; wheat, $2.30; rye, $1.70. The prices a year ago were: Corn, $1.56; oats, 64c; wheat. $2.11; rye, $1.25. Frank Haskell and family of near Winamac stopped here a short tims Monday on their way home from Wolcott, where they had visited his brother and family. The Rensselaer band played at Lowell Labor day at the Annual Home Coming and Field Day celebration given by Lowell Post No. 101 of the American Legion.

Sunday was the 26th wedding anniversary of Trustee and Mrs. Julius Huff of Jordan township. Mr. and Mrs. Huff were married in Rensselaer on September 5, 1894. A large mimbel of relatives and friends were present to help celebrate the occasion and a bounteous dinner was enjoyed by all at the noon hour. At last, some four weeks after the news was published in The Democrat, the Republican Monday announced that L. H. Hamilton has purchased the interest of LesUe Clark in that paper and that Mr. Clark retires from the business. The announcement is also made that Howard Clark will remain to» the present as reporter and .that possibly in another year or so Mr. Hamilton’s son, Fred, who is now in California will come here and b« associated with his father in the business. Mr Claris left yesterday to look after his real estate Interests near Gloster, Miss. ,

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